Touch as a Language – Signals Beyond Words

Touch is an important part of communication. It can comfort, demand, stop, or encourage. When used consciously and purposefully, it can influence the dog's behavior and the relationship. This is about much more than just petting and cuddling. Why touch says more than a thousand words and what this means for living with our dog will be the content of this webinar.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• to understand why touching your dog is so important
• how to consciously and purposefully influence them
• what makes your touches expressive
• in what moments physical contact can be helpful in training

Our expert:
Maren Grote is a trained and officially certified dog trainer, author, and lecturer. Since 2004, she has been working full-time with dogs and their people and advises colleagues in training and continuing education. She holds seminars, workshops, webinars, and online courses. As an author, she has published several books, including "Hunde fühlen und anleiten" (Feeling and Guiding Dogs), which was released in August 2024. In this book, she shows how dog owners can return to a natural and intimate relationship with their dog. The focus is on interaction through physical contact. The specially designed touches are explained in detail with rich illustrations and supplemented with exercises for practice, so that they can be easily applied in everyday life. In this way, humans and dogs get to know each other anew and strengthen their intuitive and social coexistence.

More about the expert:

https://marengrote.de/

Photo credit: Anna Auerbach/KOSMOS